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Regional Assistant Manager, Customer Happiness

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  • Run daily support across MY & SG: resolve escalations, maintain service standards.
  • Be part of a regional team delivering Gold Standard CX across Malaysia & Singapore.
  • Improve processes, coach teammates and scale customer-centric support!

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Malaysia, Selangor

Job Description

Position Responsibilities:

  • Support the delivery of a Gold Standard customer experience across Malaysia and Singapore (MYSG) by ensuring efficient day-to-day customer support operations.
  • Maintain consistent service quality and ensure adherence to customer service standards and operational procedures.
  • Work closely with the Customer Happiness Manager to drive customer satisfaction and achieve service excellence.
  • Assist in resolving customer service operational challenges and escalations in a timely and effective manner.
  • Contribute to the implementation of service improvement initiatives to enhance the overall customer experience.
  • Support team development through coaching, guidance, and performance monitoring to build a high-performing team.
  • Monitor service performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
  • Participate in process enhancement initiatives to develop scalable, efficient, and customer-centric support operations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless customer support and alignment with business objectives.
  • Perform other duties and projects as assigned by the Customer Happiness Manager.

Job Requirements

Qualification & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business Administration, Customer Service, Hospitality, Communications, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5–10 years of experience in Customer Experience, Customer Support, Customer Service Operations, or a related function, with proven experience in a leadership or people management role

Skills & Knowledge

  • Operational & Customer Support Management
    • Strong understanding of end-to-end customer support operations across multiple channels (live chat, email, app support, retail-related cases).
    • Experience managing service KPIs such as FRT, RT, CSAT, QA, productivity, and SLA performance.
    • Knowledge of workforce planning, manpower forecasting, shift scheduling, and resource allocation.
    • Ability to manage operational budgets including manpower, tools, training, and engagement initiatives.
    • Familiarity with escalation management and crisis handling.

  • Customer Experience & Service Design
    • Strong understanding of customer journey mapping and Voice of Customer (VOC) analysis.
    • Ability to identify customer pain points and drive service improvement initiatives.
    • Experience improving customer experience across both digital and physical retail touchpoints.
    • Knowledge of customer satisfaction methodologies, complaint analysis, and service recovery practices

  • Leadership & People Development
    • Proven leadership and team management capabilities.
    • Strong coaching, mentoring, and performance management skills.
    • Experience building training plans, capability development frameworks, and succession pipelines.
    • Ability to foster a customer-first and accountability-driven culture.
    • Strong stakeholder communication and team collaboration skills.

  • Process Improvement & SOP Governance
    • Strong SOP development, documentation, and governance experience.
    • Knowledge of process optimisation, workflow improvement, and operational efficiency practices.
    • Experience implementing automation, self-service tools, or knowledge base enhancements.
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with continuous improvement capability.

  • Data, Reporting & Analytical Skills
    • Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret operational data and customer trends.
    • Experience preparing dashboards, reports, and performance insights for leadership.
    • Ability to conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
    • Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and reporting tools.

  • Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Strong collaboration skills with Operations, Marketing, Product, Tech, CRM vendors, and Regional teams.
    • Experience managing cross-functional projects and driving alignment across departments.
    • Ability to communicate operational insights and recommendations effectively to leadership.

  • Preferred Knowledge & Tools
    • Experience in retail, F&B, e-commerce, or multi-site operations environment is an advantage.
    • Familiarity with CRM/ticketing platforms such as Zendesk, Freshdesk, Salesforce, or similar tools.
    • Understanding of customer support automation and AI-assisted service tools is an added advantage.
    • Knowledge of MYSG market operations and customer behaviour is preferred.

Skills

Customer Service
Customer Support

Company Benefits

Employee Discount

Enjoy employee discounts on beverage, merchandise, etc at all outlets across Malaysia.

Employee Perk Programmes

Establishment of corporate benefits to offer exclusive discounts or benefits to each employee.

Health and Wellness

Out-patient care and in-patient care are covered for all employee including ongoing wellness programs & activites.

Career Development

Job training and continuing education help to fuel employee career growth.

Extension Leave Benefits

Provide more generous with their leave days. We have more than 6 other types of leave!


Additional Info

Company Activity

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Career Level

Senior Executive

Job Specialisation


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ZUS COFFEE

For many, coffee is a daily need. Specialty coffee, however, is often seen as a luxury, something you treat yourself to only on special occasions.We started ZUS Coffee to change this perception.With the best quality ingredients, high-level coffee brewing technology and innovative business model, we’re evolving the concept of coffee consumption to make specialty coffee affordable for everyone, everyday.a...